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Progress test 2 Units 7–12 |
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Exercise 1 Present Perfect and Past Simple
Complete the text with the Past Simple or the Present Perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
Carla Brown (1) has worked (worked) in marketing for 10 years. She (2) ________ (study) marketing at college, and then (3) ________ (find) a job with a small advertising agency in Manchester. Since then she
(4)________ (change) her job several times and she
(5)________ (live) in many different places. Three years ago, she (6) ________ (start) working for Jerome and Jerome, a big company with offices all over the world. She (7) ________ (be) a manager with the company for eighteen months. The company has clients in the USA, and Carla (8) ________ (be) there several times on business. Last year she (9) ________ (spend) six months in their New York office.
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Exercise 2 for and since; ever and never
Tick ( ) the correct sentence.
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a I’ve known David since I was a child. |
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b I’ve known David for I was a child. |
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a I have lived in Brighton for five years. |
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b I have lived in Brighton since five years. |
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a We haven’t never been to China. |
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b We haven’t ever been to China. |
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a I’ve been a teacher before I left university. |
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b I’ve been a teacher since I left university. |
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a I went to Bristol University six years ago. |
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b I’ve been to Bristol University six years ago. |
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a He’s studied English since a long time. |
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b He’s studied English for a long time. |
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a I’ve ever been to Russia, but I’d like to go. |
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b I’ve never been to Russia, but I’d like to go. |
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a Have you ever won a prize? |
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b Have ever you won a prize? |
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a How long have you lived here? |
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b How long time have you lived here? |
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Exercise 3 have to/don’t have to; should/must
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the pairs of verbs in the box.
have to / go to school should / take up must / forget should / wear have to / train have to / study
must / go to bed should / have have to / work
1 You should wear comfortable clothing when travelling.
2A doctor __________ for many years.
3We __________ squash to try and get fit.
4You __________ early. We have an early start tomorrow.
5We __________ to buy Jack a birthday card.
6Today is a holiday, so the children __________.
7I __________ another cake. I’m trying to lose weight.
8We’re so busy in the office that I __________ late every night last week.
9__________ you __________ Latin when you were at school?
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Exercise 4 Narrative tenses; joining sentences
Choose the correct words.
I (1) heard / have heard a funny story the other day. A German woman (2) refused / was refusing to serve a couple (3) while / when they asked for a table in her restaurant. (4) So / But she didn’t realize that the man and woman were the king and queen of Sweden! The woman (5) had / had had no free tables because a big
group (6) was enjoying / enjoyed a wedding reception in the restaurant. She admitted that she didn’t recognize the king and queen (7) because / although they (8) didn’t wear / weren’t wearing royal clothes or a crown! She was sorry but the couple (9) hadn’t / didn’t booked a table and there was nothing she could do. (10) As soon as / Until she realized her mistake, she (11) had decided / decided to send a letter to the king and queen to apologize.
(12) After / Before the king and queen left the restaurant, people say they (13) managed / had managed to get a pizza!
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Progress test 2 Continued |
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Pre-Intermediate FOURTH EDITION |
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Exercise 5 Active or passive?
Choose the correct verb forms.
1Portuguese speaks / is spoken in Brazil.
2That’s the third time he has failed / has been failed the exam.
3‘The Da Vinci Code’ wrote / was written by Dan Brown.
4A lot of trees cut down / were cut down to build that house.
5They don’t grow / aren’t grown bananas in Scotland.
6Some pictures have taken / have been taken from the museum.
7Someone has stolen / has been stolen my bike!
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Exercise 6 Passives
Write the sentences in the passive.
1 Someone interviewed the politician on TV.
The politician was interviewed on TV.
2They didn’t deliver the post until midday.
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3They have made nylon since 1932.
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4We throw away tons of rubbish every day.
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5When will they build the new supermarket?
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6People don’t use cheques very often now.
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7Someone has scratched my car.
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Exercise 7 Present Perfect Simple and Continuous
Tick ( ) the correct sentence.
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a How long have you been learning English? |
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b How long have you learnt English? |
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a How long have you known Wendy? |
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b How long have you been knowing Wendy? |
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a I saw her five minutes ago. |
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b I’ve seen her five minutes ago. |
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a How long have you waited for the bus? |
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b How long have you been waiting for the bus? |
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a She’s been buying a new car. |
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b She’s bought a new car. |
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a I’ve planted three trees this morning. |
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b I’ve been planting three trees this morning. |
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a He is waiting to see the doctor since nine o’clock. |
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b He has been waiting to see the doctor since nine |
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o’clock. |
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a How long have you been trying to sell your |
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house? |
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b How long are you trying to sell your house? |
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a I’ve run in the park, so I’m tired. |
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b I’ve been running in the park, so I’m tired. |
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Exercise 8 Tense review
Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it. 1 I am a teacher for 10 years.
2I work here since last summer.
3I didn’t born in hospital.
4We’ve been taking about 100 photos.
5She love to be an actress one day.
6Hurry up! I’ve waited ages for you.
7They’ve moved house two months ago.
8I already spent half my salary this month.
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Progress test 2 Continued |
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Pre-Intermediate FOURTH EDITION |
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Exercise 9 First conditional
Put the words in the correct order.
1 hear / if / I / news / any / you / I / phone / will
I will phone you if I hear any news.
2buy / she / if / passes / test / she / car / driving / her / a / will
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3weather / go / if / we / won’t / bad / out / the / is
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4you / feel / stop / better / if / will / you / smoking
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5my / her / won’t / doesn’t / wedding / she / if / apologize / I / invite / to
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6problem / help / I / you / have / you / a / will / if
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7annoyed / fans / win / don’t / they / be / if / the / will / very
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Exercise 10 might
Rewrite the sentences with might or might not.
1 Perhaps we won’t have a holiday this year.
We might not have a holiday this year.
2Perhaps I’ll see you later.
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3Perhaps you won’t need to borrow the money.
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4Perhaps she isn’t at home today.
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5Perhaps she’ll call you at the weekend.
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6Perhaps he’ll be a bit late.
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7Perhaps they don’t live there anymore.
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Exercise 11 Second conditional
Make five sentences from the chart.
Use each verb in B once only.
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marry George. |
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more money |
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learn Portuguese. |
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1__________________________________________
2__________________________________________
3__________________________________________
4__________________________________________
5__________________________________________
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Exercise 12 Words that go together
Cross out the word or phrase that doesn’t go with the verb.
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engaged / single / divorced |
3miss someone who died / the bus / your wallet
4have a tough time / a baby / pregnant
5wear an umbrella / aftershave / sunglasses
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a photo / exercises / the shopping |
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a discovery / a phone call / the housework |
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Exercise 13 Word formation
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1Don’t be nervous (nerve) about your exam. You’ll be fine.
2They came back to England from Australia because they felt __________. (home)
3She was __________ (disappoint) when she didn’t get her dream job.
4There’s a lot of __________ (compete) for places at the best universities.
5She’s training to be an __________ (employ) lawyer.
6They run a __________ (success) online business.
7I don’t read her blog. It isn’t very
__________ (well / write)
8Don’t be __________ (bad / dress) for your interview
– wear a suit.
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Exercise 14 Vocabulary
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences, a, b, or c.
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Have you just sent me a … ? |
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a text message |
b website |
c phone call |
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Thank you for your … . |
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a kindly |
b kindness |
c kind |
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Our network is fully protected against computer … . |
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4Don’t be … of her. She’s worked very hard to be successful.
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b proud |
c jealous |
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The dress code at work is casual, but I usually wear a … . |
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a skirt |
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c suit |
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How long have the airport staff been … strike? |
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The fire caused a lot of damage … the area. |
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Why didn’t you wait … ? |
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a for me |
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c to me |
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